New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-05
hotels TO FIGHT THE LAW.
.vowrp INTENTIONS TO SELL LIQUOR
-vo TEST CASES TO BE MADE-oRDKRINe THE
POLICE TO MAKE ARRESTS

~wo TEST CASES TO BE hADs-onphnA'" $500
POLICE TO MAKE ARRESTS.
WILDE safer for those whether hotel guests OF no
Who feel that they drink to go to NewJersey uu
40 a again today There will be more opportuhi'es
aored for drinking here than on any day SINCE 'o ~
enforcement Of the Excise law was begun as '.o 49,
dealers have become almost as reoeihouS :" ,no;r
IA the hotel-keepers IN regard 10 supP,1.De ,ioa
guests with what they want at the'r means anr,os
however il superln tendent Murray oruo'' orc q,
-. iii no moro vigilant than and consequently IL
=. exneoted that there will be any number Oh arfoS
made .o.,,,or n
The hotel men will come out squarely In opposi.on "
cha Law Guests viii be supplied at meals with wine az
formerlvnot only resident guests. but any VINO choo
.. r,ar meals The bars will not be open IL Is IN;
tended 20 make Of two OF the ARE - the
Enronesn system Of conducting hotels where sse how
have rooms and order their meals .no svstem where
tts,snds with relation 10 tue American 'n6ae
sss nav Tor daily or weekly hoard wnlch n nS,op
meals ExJudge Andrews has eeen the hotel
70 Colonel Robert q. Ingersoil 10 ch"hPio w
Keepers T. Warriaeld ofthe Botekeepers Assocla
,an ssid IN a TRIBUNE reporter last night: We aao
haired from selling liquor TO our guests we nnion
why minister should be allowed TO use communism ah u,
NINE or why Mayor Hewitt should have wine serve N 70
his guests az din9er Il the place w wSap '""
That the barrooms many Of them. At least n,en .
resume their usual sunday business Was yesterday dis
the fact that comparatively few OF them yese ,Ss Oh
nlaved the usua warnings TO customers ABOUT 'he
servanee Of the excise laws Here a Packet pistols spe
c,aItv "Licnid fun sunday" and otner sun,ar
Ioos were The NewJersey beer and liquor men
flooded the city with bills ahhounoins '"'''
sSonfnendent Murray called the police captains
10 Headquarters YESTERDAY, ana warner Jo and sun
Say laws to-day lie said that tho supply Oh win1 20
guests at hotels must be cut OIL on ouh1a ~ pntcr
az decjson which tho court make IN the IiAtcI'
In his opinion furnished 10 the Leading hoIei nuGpe,
OF this city on the subject Of their rights ana ues
their guests, especially IN resar" Z" LILO ""'
law, Edward l. Andrews says:
The LEGISLATION NewyOrk does not authorize sI IN
question drawn 90 regulate nerancs on the
aro anors@ BY the law ynaeT that
sac Of wDS, and Customary S@Sns
country sunday travelling was swta aqn Which
Sere maintained convenience Tor the travelling puON0
could furnish liquors. etc. on SUNDAY
Mr. Andrews examines English statutes TO SHOW MAJ
nertalnng to inns. and the lava OF Ne" orA
SHOW that they have always followed the same he Vi
legislation and adds:
Legally speaking the entire legislative conception Is al
present thus expressed You shall no sen mai YOU NAV
Teeve ana enertan dodgers and travellers at any lime re
TSSs rsSTS GS'fs sopps re-
suit is avoided OF debating what zen SHAH consume q" -
hotel, domce aud on his dinner table
rxJuace pittenhoefer yesterday submitted written
opinion to Charles yernam proprietor oil inc uor'o"
House. In which he saio'
wshG S Sr rne have
o. the opinion au es ' is s ssf ans
eoasScaea such liquors Sunday WIN Dc held BY
liquors upon Sunday is fond ID ths oi9 eer
tain particulars Assuming for the purpose h 81 an hotel
Keeper from suppying his guests with liquors at hef neS
on Sunday appears 10 me that the LeEssie 80 Tho
Ssned 10 and did that restriction Secion zoo
PENAL code as originally passed proh3ite the pup
A. oserinr or exposing for sale bncly, any
9pon SUNDAY bui 1888 this was amended 3y e1Sop'is
from the prDhib.n "articies OF food, wbon ~ Man
cared might sold and supplied at any time oaors @
the pornns on sunday ana as sers s" sold or served
ELSEWHERE by caterers sunday Now there Is nonins
m maj Amendment which defines what shan constitute
meal nor declaring meal shall CONSIST onT OF t 81
vsrriables or other edbles and was The eveht len W
the Legislature peru guest 70 have al an hots az eo
,Iste inca as he house TO many rsouS
glass of wine essential part OF meal as are sour,
and as the Legislature ue not eVAe
vbat meal shond take II that an hote keeper
can on SUNDAY glass OF wine TO hs guests as
mari protected BY that secton VI tho e
lode a. amended In 1888. -, , A.. .,,o
Colonel Robert c. Ingersoll said last evening 'h .'e
hotel men would probably serve wine 10 thelr sueIs
with their dinner to-day and that the police womb
efidayits of the fact upon which arrests would De as
Tomorrow The release OF those thus arrested wou n
Then be sought upon writs OF habeds corpus ana Hs
will inns be brought before the court lie added
that he hoped TO have the matter settled by TUESDAY